@article{
author = "Bukvicki, Danka and Stojković, Dejan and Soković, Marina and Vannini, Lucia and Montanari, Chiara and Pejin, Boris and Savic, Aleksandar and Veljic, Milan and Grujic, Slavica and Mann, Petar D.",
year = "2014",
abstract = "The dominant compounds in Satureja horvatii oil were p-cymene (33.14\%),
thymol (26.11\%) and thymol methyl ether (15.08\%). The minimum
inhibitory concentration (MIC) varied from 0.03 to 0.57 mg/mL for
bacteria, and from 0.56 to 2.23 mg/mL for yeast strains, while minimum
bactericidal/yeast-cidal concentration (MBC/MYC) varied from 0.07 to
1.15 mg/mL and 1.11 to 5.57 mg/mL for bacteria and yeasts, respectively.
The antiradical potential of the essential oil was evaluated using
hydroxyl radical (center dot OH) generated in Fenton reaction. The meat
preserving potential of essential oil from Satureja horvatii was
investigated against L monocytogenes. Essential oil successfully
inhibited development of L monocytogenes in pork meat. Sensorial
evaluation on flavor and color of meat was performed. The color and
flavor of meat treated with essential oil improved after 4 days of
storage. S. horvatii essential oil can act as a potent inhibitor of food
spoiling microorganisms, in meat products and also can be a useful
source of natural antioxidants. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights
reserved.",
journal = "Meat Science",
title = "Satureja horvatii essential oil: In vitro antimicrobial and antiradical
properties and in situ control of Listeria monocytogenes in pork meat",
number = "3",
volume = "96",
doi = "10.1016/j.meatsci.2013.11.024",
pages = "1355-1360"
}